Chamber orders local prosperity indicators report [Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, Pa.]
By Tom Murse, Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, Pa. | |
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About one of every 10 of us doesn't have health insurance.
Our median household income has fallen by more than
The growth in the Hispanic population here has been limited mostly to
Each bit of data is interesting in its own right. But put together along with dozens of other bits of information, they can provide a pretty complete picture of how prosperous we are, particularly in relation to other counties of similar size.
The problem is that those data are collected by and scattered about in dozens of different government agencies --from the
"There are no answers in the indicators. There are no solutions in the indicators," chamber president
"... The success of this is solely dependent on how the community reacts."
The chamber's first full report, showing baseline indicators and how the county rates against similar communities nationwide, will be published in
The chamber is paying an undisclosed fee to
The idea is to stimulate discussion and motivate the community into correction problems identified by the data.
"We'll be able to look in the mirror at ourselves," he said during the luncheon, held at the
The six indicators, announced Tuesday, are:
Community and culture, to include data on voter participation, volunteerism, charitable giving and funding for the arts.
Economic engine, to include data on employment rates, minority-owned businesses, tourism and mix of occupations here.
Education, to include data on standardized testing and educational attainment.
Health and safety, to include data on the number of people who have insurance, plus the rates of crime, obesity, child abuse, low birthweight children and teen pregnancy.
Physical environment, to include data on parks, air quality, recycling, time spent commuting and farmland preservation.
Well-being of people, to include data on median and per capita income, quality of pay, poverty rates, access to affordable housing and availability of quality preschool programs.
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